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'''Adam Zamenhof''' (1888 – 29 January 1940) was a [[Polish Jews|Jewish]]-[[Poland|Polish]] physician known for his work on [[ophthalmology]]<nowiki/> and the son of [[L. L. Zamenhof]], the inventor of [[Esperanto]]. Before the Holocaust, Zamenhof had invented a device to check blind spots in the field of vision. During World War II, 6 September 1939, he was head of the Starozakonnych Hospital in [[Warsaw]], and its director. On 1 October 1939 Zamenhof was arrested and sent to the camp in [[Palmiry]], where [[Palmiry massacre|he was later shot]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last=Wincewicz | first=Andrzej | author2=Sulkowska Mariola|author3=Lieberman E James|author4=Bakunowicz Lazarczyk Alina|author5= Sulkowski Stanislaw | date=Feb 2009 | title=Dr Adam Zamenhof (1888-1940) and his insight into ophthalmology | journal=[[Journal of Medical Biography]] | volume=17 | issue=1 | pages=18–22 | location = England | issn = 0967-7720 | pmid = 19190194 | doi = 10.1258/jmb.2008.008037 }}</ref>
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'''Adam Zamenhof''' (1888 – 29 January 1940) was a Polish physician known for his work on [[ophthalmology]]. He was the son of [[L. L. Zamenhof]], the inventor of [[Esperanto]]. Before the Holocaust, Zamenhof had invented a device to check blind spots in the field of vision. During World War II, 6 September 1939, he was head of the Starozakonnych Hospital in [[Warsaw]], and its director. On 1 October 1939 Zamenhof was arrested and sent to the camp in [[Palmiry]], where [[Palmiry massacre|he was murdered by the Germans]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last=Wincewicz | first=Andrzej | author2=Sulkowska Mariola|author3=Lieberman E James|author4=Bakunowicz Lazarczyk Alina|author5= Sulkowski Stanislaw | date=Feb 2009 | title=Dr Adam Zamenhof (1888–1940) and his insight into ophthalmology | journal=[[Journal of Medical Biography]] | volume=17 | issue=1 | pages=18–22 | location = England | issn = 0967-7720 | pmid = 19190194 | doi = 10.1258/jmb.2008.008037 }}</ref>


Adam and his wife Wanda were the parents of [[Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof]].
Adam and his wife Wanda were the parents of [[Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof]].
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 11 November 2024

Adam Zamenhof, c. 1925

Adam Zamenhof (1888 – 29 January 1940) was a Polish physician known for his work on ophthalmology. He was the son of L. L. Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto. Before the Holocaust, Zamenhof had invented a device to check blind spots in the field of vision. During World War II, 6 September 1939, he was head of the Starozakonnych Hospital in Warsaw, and its director. On 1 October 1939 Zamenhof was arrested and sent to the camp in Palmiry, where he was murdered by the Germans.[1]

Adam and his wife Wanda were the parents of Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof.

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  1. ^ Wincewicz, Andrzej; Sulkowska Mariola; Lieberman E James; Bakunowicz Lazarczyk Alina; Sulkowski Stanislaw (February 2009). "Dr Adam Zamenhof (1888–1940) and his insight into ophthalmology". Journal of Medical Biography. 17 (1). England: 18–22. doi:10.1258/jmb.2008.008037. ISSN 0967-7720. PMID 19190194.